While there is a growing research focus on rural entrepreneurship, being an emerging aspect of entrepreneurship, empirical and theoretical evidence remain inadequate or sparse on its conceptual and contextual dynamics. To provide a nuanced understanding in this regard, this study deconstructs the phenomenon using a systematic literature review of 119 articles selected using established inclusion and exclusion criteria. The systematic review was structured on the bases of journal types, titles of articles, names of authors, publication dates and findings. Particularly, articles were extracted from five (5) major databases: Web of Science, SAGE Journals, ScienceDirect, EBSCOhost, and Scopus. Various queries were carried out on the various database search engines of the stated five electronic databases above using various combinations of the research keywords. Articles between 1979 and May 2023 were considered. Amongst others, findings indicated a growing scholarly interest in the field of rural entrepreneurship considering the volume of articles published within the period under review. Analysis also showed that existing rural entrepreneurship literature is highly contextually skewed in the direction of high income economies, hence the growing call by experts for more rural centric studies reflecting the everydayness of entrepreneurship through a micro lens. The systematic literature review also revealed an upward trend in the volume of studies central-studying rural entrepreneurship in developed countries which further attests to its growing importance. This study will push back the domain of ignorance and arbitrariness by providing nuanced understanding that may guide policy formulation, rural entrepreneurship research and enrich overall entrepreneurship literature.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Rural Entrepreneurship: Interrogating the Deeper Issues, Reconciling Conflicting Shadows Through a Systematic Review AU - Marcus Friday Ovovwero Ekure Y1 - 2024/12/25 PY - 2024 N1 - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijefm.20241206.25 DO - 10.11648/j.ijefm.20241206.25 T2 - International Journal of Economics, Finance and Management Sciences JF - International Journal of Economics, Finance and Management Sciences JO - International Journal of Economics, Finance and Management Sciences SP - 526 EP - 541 PB - Science Publishing Group SN - 2326-9561 UR - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijefm.20241206.25 AB - While there is a growing research focus on rural entrepreneurship, being an emerging aspect of entrepreneurship, empirical and theoretical evidence remain inadequate or sparse on its conceptual and contextual dynamics. To provide a nuanced understanding in this regard, this study deconstructs the phenomenon using a systematic literature review of 119 articles selected using established inclusion and exclusion criteria. The systematic review was structured on the bases of journal types, titles of articles, names of authors, publication dates and findings. Particularly, articles were extracted from five (5) major databases: Web of Science, SAGE Journals, ScienceDirect, EBSCOhost, and Scopus. Various queries were carried out on the various database search engines of the stated five electronic databases above using various combinations of the research keywords. Articles between 1979 and May 2023 were considered. Amongst others, findings indicated a growing scholarly interest in the field of rural entrepreneurship considering the volume of articles published within the period under review. Analysis also showed that existing rural entrepreneurship literature is highly contextually skewed in the direction of high income economies, hence the growing call by experts for more rural centric studies reflecting the everydayness of entrepreneurship through a micro lens. The systematic literature review also revealed an upward trend in the volume of studies central-studying rural entrepreneurship in developed countries which further attests to its growing importance. This study will push back the domain of ignorance and arbitrariness by providing nuanced understanding that may guide policy formulation, rural entrepreneurship research and enrich overall entrepreneurship literature. VL - 12 IS - 6 ER -
Business School, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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